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Regional aspects of electricity sector regulations in Russia

Serguey, Pobochy; Galina, Yudashkina - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2006

This paper estimates regional features of the electricity sector regulation in Russia. We use panel data for 77 Russian … regions during 1998–2003. Our analysis is based on the interest-group theory of regulation. The objective of the project is to … estimate the influence of regional energy company, consumers, and governor on regulation policy in the region. Empirical …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121386

Privileges for Enterprises: Efficient Discrimination or Room for Abuse?

Alexander, Tonis - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2002

Although many enterprises in Russia have been privatized, the government still retains its influence over them; they …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187710

Pension Reform in Russia: A General Equilibrium Approach

Artem, Kuznetsov; Oleg, Ordin - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2001

This paper uses a classic, overlapping generation model to analyze the optimal transition of the Russian economy from a PAYG pension system to a funded pension system. The transition is associated with the accumulation of social capital gained by increased contributions to the pension system....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121356

The Puzzle of Dual Class Stock in Russia. Explaining the Price Differential between Common and Preferred Shares

Alexander, Muravyev - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2004

This paper attempts to explain a large premium paid on common (voting) shares relative to preferred (non-voting) shares in the Russian stock market. Empirical analysis focuses on two main explanations relating the premium either to the voting right attached to common shares or to differences in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121359

Poverty and Expenditure Differentiation of the Russian Population

Sergey, Aivazian; Stanislav, Kolenikov - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2001

The problem of poverty and inequality measurement in contemporary Russian society is considered within the framework of the general problem of social tension reduction via efficient organization of the social assistance system. We argue that features specific to Russian transition stipulate that...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121360

Socioeconomic determinants of smoking in contemporary Russia

Sergey, Arzhenovskiy - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2005

Factors impacting the initiation and termination of smoking, using Cox's proportional hazard model as the econometric tool, on the basis of RLMS and Goskomstat data on tobacco prices, are being investigated in this paper. The model to explain the amount of consumed cigarettes and the composite...

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Income Inequality in Russia during Transition: How Can it be Explained?

Olga, Kislitsyna - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2003

population. This paper examines the causes of inequality growth in Russia during transition. Using RLMS data author tries to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121363

Wage Inequality in Russia (1994–2003)

Anna, Lukiyanova - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2006

The paper documents the changes in the size of the wage distribution in Russia over the period 1994–2003. Developments …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121364

Models of supply functions competition with application to the network auctions

Alexander, Vasin; Polina, Vasina - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2005

This paper studies different auctions of supply functions in a local market and a simple network market of a homogeneous good with two nodes and a fixed transmission loss per unit of the good. We study problems of existence, uniqueness and computation of Nash equilibria for these models. We also...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121366

Constructing Core Inflation Index for Russia

Alexander, Tsyplakov - EERC Research Network, Russia and CIS - 2004

The paper studies a possibility to construct a price index (“core inflation” index) for Russia, which is more …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121367

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